Pirates @ Braves
April 17, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 10 1
Braves 2 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 2 10 1
Braves 2 7 0

Bill Virdon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .150
OBP .250 .150
At Bats 4 20
Hits 1 3
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Don McMahon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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County Stadium - April 17, 1959
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Out
Don McMahon
Del Crandall
Mickey Vernon
Chuck Cottier
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Wes Covington
Jim Pisoni
Hank Aaron
Bill Virdon
Roy Face
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Vernon, and towards Cottier, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Face hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mickey Vernon now playing first base. Groat hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnny O'Brien pinch runs for Frank Torre. Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Frank Torre pinch hits for Joe Adcock. Torre takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Covington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rocky Nelson now playing first base. Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Skinner. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Don McMahon now pitching. Vern Law pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski. Hoak hits a fly ball towards right. Aaron catches it and throws to first to double up Law.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third.
Top 8 Skinner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pisoni hits a popup towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roy Face now pitching. Hank Foiles now catching. Rush is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dick Stuart pinch hits for Harvey Haddix. Dick Schofield pinch runs for Smoky Burgess. Stuart hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgess hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Burgess reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Groat hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cottier strikes out.
Bottom 6 Logan takes first base on ball four. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Covington hits a popup, foul, towards short. Groat settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hoak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Skinner hits a line drive towards the mound. Rush reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pisoni hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clemente strikes out.
Top 5 Virdon hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Haddix hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Covington. Haddix reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Burgess hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Groat hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Rush hits a line drive towards first. Kluszewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cottier hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mazeroski strikes out.
Top 4 Hoak takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skinner hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hoak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Adcock is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Covington hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. Covington reaches second base with a double. Rush scores. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 3 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Rush moves to third. Mathews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rush moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pisoni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rush bunts towards the mound. Haddix fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Virdon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burgess moves to second.
Top 3 Haddix strikes out.
Top 3 Burgess hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cottier hits a line drive into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Logan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crandall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski catches it and throws to first to double up Adcock.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat misplays the ball. That's an error on Groat.
Top 2 Groat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Pisoni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hoak hits a fly ball into left field. Covington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Skinner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mathews for the out.
Bottom 1 Pisoni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Groat scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Skinner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Virdon for the out.